Sightings and news to week ending 8 February 2026
Image- Avocets over South Lake
Monday 2 February
World Wetlands Day
Rushy Hide/Peng Observatory
Pair of Whooper Swans, 7 Bewick's Swans, 35 drake and three duck Pochard, two Oystercatcher, 40 Lapwing, female Mandarin, drake Wigeon plus flocks of Pintail, Mallard, Shelduck.
Estuary Tower
15 Tundra Bean and Pink-footed Goose, 30 R. White-fronted Geese on the 'saltpan', Great Crested Grebe floated past on the tide, 1000s ducks on the Severn, 11 Oystercatcher, 310 Curlew and 13 GBB Gull, Peregrine on the cross fence. Three different Marsh Harriers and later two Peregrines sparring over the reserve.
Kingfisher Hide
Little Grebe, Gadwall and Teal along the channel + 5 Roe Deer.
Top New Piece
300+ Teal, 200+ Lapwing, pair of Stonechat on the BNP fence, 30 Wigeon, Little Grebe.
South Lake
Three Cattle Egret, adult Mediterranean Gull with the Black-headed Gulls and Egyptian Goose in the trees on east side. 46 Avocet, 100+ Black-tailed Godwit, 50 drake 17 duck Pochard, 30 Tufted Duck, Black-headed, Common and Herring Gull, 300 Lapwing.
Bottom New Piece
162 Russian White-fronted Geese and 2 Barnacle Geese.
Tack Piece
A Sanderling called in with the Dunlin, 79 Bewick's Swans, 35m 13f Pochard, 4 Ruff, 34 Redshank, flocks of Lapwing, Wigeon, Teal and Pintail.
Martin Smith Hide
Jack Snipe on the eastern island.
Martin Smith Hide tunnel
Firecrest and Goldcrest feeding in the ivy.
